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Monday 10:30am - 1:15pm Tuesday 5:30pm - 6:45pm Thursday 5:30pm - 6:45pm Friday 10:30am - 1:15pm Sunday 10:30am - 11:45am

Daughter of Samoa

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Daughter of Samoa

I'm a birth and postpartum doula and Yoga teacher. I teach yoga all levels of Yoga asana, including prenatal and postpartum yoga, Yin.

Find out more about Leonora's yoga classes and birthwork along with special guest teachers and wisdom keepers coming through to share about pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum and how to support birthing people. I am also a continued student, practitioner and teacher of meditation, mantra, Yoga history and philosophy -- all rooted in Yoga as a soterological practice. I teach and co-own Barefoot Movement, a Yoga studio located in West Oakland, Ca. As a birth and postpartum doula, I work to help each client envision and experience the kind of birth they deserve, helping to inform, prepare and support them throughout their pregnancy journey into empowerment as a parent.

11/21/2025

If you're feeling in need of inner clarity and alignment—or simply seeking a nourishing evening of deep rest and renewal—join us for our monthly sound ceremony guided by Victoria Liu. This workshop offers a sacred pause from the demands of daily life, using breath, gentle movement, and the transformative power of sound as tools for profound release and restoration.✨

This is an invitation to step out of the thinking mind and into the feeling body—a journey inward that can reveal new dimensions of yourself and open doorways to healing. 🌊

Link in bio to sign up! 💌 ALL MEMBERS GET A 15% DISCOUNT.

About Victoria Liu 🌻Victoria started an apprenticeship with Leonora Willis as a birthworker in 2023, first in perinatal yoga and eventually as a doula for both birth and postpartum work. She also trained in traditional yogic pranayama in Guatemala under Jenika Bronson, and completed her 200-hour RYT for Kundalini Yoga with Liya Garber. Her personal journey with meditation and movement began 16 years ago as a student, then in research for mental health at UCLA, and now as a teacher and facilitator in yoga and sound. Victoria has deepened her somatic studies in pelvic floor work and trauma informed teaching. Victoria brings a compassionate yet poignant tone to her teaching and facilitation, creating spaces that feel spacious, grounded, and warmly held. 🌱

11/19/2025

"PASS ME TO MY YOGA TEACHER" onesies at The Red Cupboard!

IYKYK...

This little delight fell asleep in the rebozo with me in Friday's postnatal class while we walked around the room while I taught and she assisted - and while mom got to practice. (Thanks for your sweetness, Brooke.)

And your little ones can also, while being held by assistants (who are also oftentimes yoga teachers themselves!!) and professional baby holders extraordinaires! It is the sweetest thing to witness your little one being able to be soothed in the arms of another who cares for them while you practice.

And now we have 3-6 month sized onsies in both cream and black colors, for $30/each to acknowledge it. Come to the studio to get yours before or after a class.

Thank you Sofia, Victoria, Mohini, Otito, Nire, Lisbeth, Tiffany for your loving care of our little ones while their parents get the chance to practice.

If you're interested in holding babies during class, please reach out to me. Grandparents are so welcome too!

11/14/2025

RED CUPBOARD HIGHLIGHT😍

The Red Cupboard at Daughter of Samoa carries Kindred Soul Ni**le Salve and Bergamot Magnesium Oil Spray!

Get yours next time you visit the studio or by contacting Leonora. 🌟

11/13/2025

Gratitude and Grief: "What am I holding in my heart—and how can I honor it all?"

Come as you are to explore this question—pregnant, postpartum, or simply present in your body as it is— during our Yin and Restorative Yoga Class + Sound Bath. ❤️

This monthly workshop offers a sanctuary for deep rest, renewal, and reconnection. Through gentle Yin and Restorative postures supported by props, we explore themes of grounding, softening, and surrender. Each monthly workshop session closes with an immersive sound bath featuring crystal bowls, chimes, and other healing tones to help the body integrate and the nervous system unwind.

LINK IN BIO TO RSVP!

11/12/2025

Red Cupboard Highlight: Calendula & Chamomile Soap 🧼

The soap is made from a shea butter base and is infused with calendula and chamomile flowers. 💛 Calendula's soothing and warm properties, combined with chamomile's calming support, give you the pregnancy self-care ritual you deserve.

The Red Cupboard at Daughter of Samoa carries .community soaps. Get yours next time you visit the studio. 🎁

11/10/2025

When and how do you use a faja? ❤️

Fajas keep the womb warm at any moment of your life and can provide many benefits for people who are pregnant or postpartum. For example, the faja can be used to protect your energy and give your body support. 🦋

Get your faja at The Red Cupboard the next time you visit the studio or by contacting Leonora. 🌟

11/07/2025

Red Cupboard Highlight: Turmeric & Yarrow Soap 🧼

The soap is made from a shea butter base and is infused with ground turmeric and fresh yarrow. Yarrow's rich and protective properties, combined with turmeric's gentle exfoliation and anti-inflammatory support, give you the postpartum self-care ritual you deserve.

The Red Cupboard at Daughter of Samoa carries .communnity soaps. Get yours next time you visit the studio. 🌟

11/05/2025

Participants of a birth team duo will learn how to center and support the birther in breath, connection to self, relaxation, movement and positions easing labor pains and conducive to move through labor in all its stages.

The workshop focuses on body scanning to read a birthing person's body cues, massage techniques for relaxation and labor encouragement and counter pressure to help ease the sensation of surges.🌊

This workshop is held monthly and is great for birthing folks to take from week 33 onward, but people can take this multiple times whenever they're looking to connect with their partner in pregnancy and in preparation for baby's arrival.

LINK IN BIO TO LEARN MORE & SIGN UP!💌

11/03/2025

Red Cupboard Highlight: Essential Oils 🌬

Aromatherapy during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum can be a wonderful resource for physical and emotional support. It is also a noninvasive way to incorporate plant allies into your well-being rituals.

Check out The Red Cupboard at Daughter of Samoa to get yours and reach out to Leonora to learn more. 🥰

10/31/2025

Red Cupboard Highlight: La Venda Elastica! 🌟

This reusable fabric supports postpartum healing by bringing organs, bones, and skin back together and closing diastasis recti.

Visit the studio to get your venda elastica, and contact Leonora to learn more about this amazing postpartum healing tool. 💌

10/30/2025

Caring for a newborn is both profound and full of new learning. 🌊

This 2-hour workshop is designed to give parents and families the tools, confidence, and perspective needed for those first tender weeks. Together, we’ll explore:

🌱Newborn Basics: bathing, diapering, cord care, soothing techniques, safe sleep guidelines
🌱Feeding Foundations: chest/breastfeeding, bottle feeding, and combination feeding options
🌱Hunger & Satiety Cues: how to recognize baby’s signals and establish feeding rhythms
🌱Digestive Health: burping, spit-up, reflux, and supporting baby’s comfort
🌱Bonding & Regulation: skin-to-skin contact, baby-wearing, and responding to newborn cries
🌱Partner/Family Roles: ways your support team can nurture both baby and parent during the early weeks

This session blends hands-on practicality with evidence-based information, while holding space for your questions and unique family circumstances. ❤️ You’ll leave with a clearer sense of what newborn care really looks like, how to navigate early feeding, and how to approach this time with confidence and connection.☀️

10/28/2025

What are your favorite ways to use a rebozo? ❤️

Rebozos are supportive companions in a variety of ways during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. For example, the same rebozo can be a tool for applying comfort measures in labor and may later be used for baby wearing during postpartum. 🦋

The Red Cupboard at Daughter of Samoa carries Guatemalan silk and Oaxacan cotton rebozos. Get yours next time you visit the studio or by contacting Leonora. 🌟

Address

3645 Grand Avenue Suite #205
Oakland, CA
94610

Opening Hours

Monday	10:30am - 1:15pm
Tuesday	5:30pm - 6:45pm
Thursday	5:30pm - 6:45pm
Friday	10:30am - 1:15pm
Sunday	10:30am - 11:45am

Telephone

+15104737138

Website

https://www.daughterofsamoa.life/

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I teach in the Vinyasa Flow Style, which is rooted in the Ashtanga (8-limbed) Yoga philosophy, made popular by Patabhi Jois, passed down to him by Patanjali. Unlike Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow is not a set system; it does not operate within a certain set sequence of poses but instead, allows for some creativity on the teacher's part to devise sequences of poses that fluctuate, depending on the needs and abilities of the students, the time of day, year, weather, etc. Some focuses of Vinyasa Flow Yoga is to transition fluidly from one pose to another, with the breath, for a full, body opening and unveiling, ever-mindful of proper alignment in the transitions and within the poses themselves to aid the release of the blockages of prana (energy in the body), specifically in the nadis (channels where energy flows). Core engagement is important for the body's stability and safety, and some aspects of instruction, concerning the body's subtle energies, from a non-Western perspective, including doshas, bandhas, nadis, chakras, are often incorporated into a Vinyasa Flow class. I move students through sequences of poses that are designed to help deepen the connection with the body, to still the mind, aiding in the balancing of the mind and spirit. In a Yoga class with me, students are physically challenged while also feeling a sense of being nurtured, safe and supported, which encourages the connection between body and mind, self and universe.